Brotherhood of the Hard Refresh

The fix was deployed an hour ago. The user is still seeing the old page. The answer is always the cache.

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Choose a format Metal challenge coin Coming soon 1.75" antique-bronze coin with a 3D high-relief front, raised rim lettering and a beaded edge. Ships in a clear capsule with a backing card. Plastic challenge coin Coming soon 1.75" soft PVC (rubber) coin with 2-3 levels of relief, painted in antique-bronze tones. Lighter and lower-cost than metal. Ships in a clear capsule with a backing card.Available once the artwork is finished. Die-cut vinyl sticker Coming soon 3" die-cut vinyl sticker of the coin artwork with a UV- and water-resistant laminate. Laptop and water-bottle grade.Available once the artwork is finished.

Physical coins and stickers are coming soon. Until then, you can email this coin for free.

Meaning

The fix was deployed an hour ago. The user is still seeing the old page. The answer is always the cache.

Design

Front (Obverse)

Top rim: BROTHERHOOD OF THE HARD REFRESH
Bottom rim: CACHE INVALIDATION DIVISION
Center: A monk strikes a temple gong shaped like a circular refresh arrow. Shockwaves ripple outward, scattering stale scrolls stamped "CACHED".

Back (Reverse)

Three keyboard keys in relief, CTRL, SHIFT and R, framed by laurels with the motto "HAVE YOU CLEARED YOUR CACHE?"

Finish & Style

Antique bronze challenge coin, ~1.75" diameter, high-relief center scene, raised rim lettering, beaded outer edge. Matches the existing ITChallengeCoins series.

How to Earn It

Fix a 'still broken' report by telling the user to clear their cache or hard refresh.
Or track down a CDN, proxy or application-cache bug that served stale data.
Or implement proper cache-busting or invalidation so it doesn't happen again.

Citation

For striking the gong of renewal and banishing the ghosts of pages past.